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Nutrition as a component of alternative therapy
1University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, USA.
Objectives:
To discuss common "alternative" nutritional strategies that may be used by patients as a primary or adjunctive means of cancer treatment.
Data Sources:
Government reports, textbook chapters, published articles, and research reports.
Conclusions:
The use of diet and nutrition to prevent and treat disease is one of six fields of alternative medicine. A number of dietary regimens have been purported to be effective in the treatment of cancer. Most have been inadequately tested with regard to safety and efficacy.
Implications For Nursing Practice:
Oncology nurses need to be knowledgeable of the use of alternative methods so that they may provide accurate information to patients considering these approaches.
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